Wall for buildings



Aug. 10, 1943. R. NECHOLS ET AL WALL FOR BUILDINGS Filed Oct. 26, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet l FF'Q 2.

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WALL FOR BU ILDING'S Filed 001;. 26, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 @H 1 M V W 7 WNE T m W? Z J Aug. 10, 1943. V R..NICHOLS ET AL 2,325,245

WALL FOR BUILDINGS Filed Oct. 26, 1940 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 I [5,2,3 har 21, whieh is secured to the portion 23rby suit-,

ze'ach filler engaging the inner face of the adja- 'engagethe sides 29 of the bar'24and may be sethe iface s'of the adjacent marginalpoi tigns-oi s mihe la e c' h ifiller -'As-,.-fi1rther shown 'in' Figure 3' and ownn - H I4 between vertical barsl5 maybe p 'o'vide'd with I F'projeotillg Flues, 3fi a dvito ext ndithm h; "openings '31 in the veritical perimetric flame 61en th;

ab e b ts o'r la'gzscr ews 26. Wooden fillers 21; Y ;.also, are secured tofcon'taot the strip 01" loar I6 "adjacent the edges with amarginalrportionof I v 5 being threadedthroughopeningfi in the'stiiruia "cent lip 2!; j The fillers-2T at their opposite edges;

screws or boltsl33; have branches 34 that engage If greater"idetail in Figure 12, the lidri'zohtal'b'afs theelement 41. Between the wehportion 66 and thestirrup plate 68 is disposed aconnecting bolt fiaextendingthrough an openingxin the web and or being provided Witha nut "HI threaded there-- served the shoulder's2150f the 'uppeiflbar l'l' I0' receiVe in asuitable slot'th lower marginal portion ofithe eover plate 6'1',in order Y h0ld the latter in position. f 1

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Dp I" 18Xjg eniityof the bar 24 may be extended b3? 5.45m suehimanner as 'positivelyxto pi eventany lateral displacement of thegbar. The weight 206i the'lintel is usually siiflioienttofhold it in pla e! 91 111 desi es th flang -fie d b r 1 i 7 7 hey or l nk e ements 7 including a stirrupelenient B8 corfespondin'g to upon in such manner as to prevent displacement offtheboltjf om the' o jer fing aiAsiyiill be obv securely to I maintaining, the

' lintellstnuctureimposition infah'openingisdis- 11-5'elbsedi inl ig urei9. In this construction the V 84 threaded. in the same ma'nner as etas into thestirrup or looking plate 47:

Y A channel 86,-;identical"w1th channel :51, is also disposed over thechannel' 82 and coverplates 7 81am disposed with the marginal portions there of in the grooves-formed irftheflanges ,58 of the shims 89 may be disposed between the exposed fiohsgfrf example 7 channel and within the'g'roovesiinthe-shoulders V '2' I. If'desir'ed;-aiwooden'filler bar HB rnay -be disposed within the channel 86 and wedge-like face ofthe bar and theinner faceof the channel 5 82. .BY P oper adjustment of the shims the spacment. c

' Angle elem ents 9I are secured to thej 'oute'r facesof th channel's-tfi and have flanges 92 c I against-which the'niarginal portions: of a door panel 93 are adapted to abfit wheri the{dooris in closedfposition." Thi's door, as sho'wn-inliigv re 5, maybeoffconventional construction and e V is supported upon a'hinge 93a including leaves ing betweenfthe jainbs may beregulated serews 3 BBQ-through channel SBand'threadedinto chan nel 82,]hold' the former channelf from 'displacechannel 82 of-lthejamb the bracket byibolt I06 sired to carry 'thegw n gist-mature? V thefleiling; u re shown in:

c a esmplysecuredresah r'. and sealeda; nt -their"- margins-my; means" of ai V c m nt, such asroruandsemester the-like. I Fi-a 's nally the lintel l across'the itop 10 tween the tops-of the blocks and'the 'ceiling must" I alsam allow itsainsertionJ ;If. it"sliouldbedo? mpletely'to v V e iQure BfInaYQ be'fernployedtas a lintelg. i"'Ini7.the latter icas'eianglesf holding vthe l m lu thre5showniin- Figure i .10 may: be attached" byascrews i ztogibar 245 The;

* W -v i Assuming-that'i eslred-to iremo U one 'of i 5 ;the panels and-insertlai-doorliirrithe opening thus 94 and 96, which'arelpivotally connected as indicated at 91. 7 Screws =98, threaded through-leaf 95, angle 9! and into bar 88; hold the hingesl'upon g,

the jamb; j

-The construction of 'theportion' of the ;linte lbar over the door opening is shown inli'igureslO leg IIlZbf which issecured byfbolts I03 to the web B6fof channel 64; Thefother leg I04 is secured by bolt *Ilififto apflan'ge orj'tongue .191, 1 constituting a projection ofthefweb' of channel. '52. As shown in Fig.5; in order to anchor the bottom of the jamb some floor chan'nel82 is provided with 'an' 'an'gle' bracket I Il!,, thatfmay be fastened by bolts III g'jtO thefioor, 'orf'oth'e'r wise secured. Bolts jl I2 extendfthrough vtheweb c of channel '82 andf through brancht'I I3 iof th'e v "A finish shown in Figs. 10 and" 11 is provide along the and 11. lt'includeslayT-like bracket IOI,-one

angle to provide -a rigid connecti lower sideof the lintel ev r the doorop ening, by

aichannel sectionII4, which is'idenltic'al; ,lchannels 51 and 86. The groovesj'in the "flanges of this ch'annel receive theadj'acentportions of the lower'edgesof cover plates SI. In order to secure'and support this channeL it-is providednoon its inner or upper facewith stirrup or loop- 7 like cross elements H6, which are identical with elements 41 and are bored and threaded to receive the lower extremities of bolts 69 from channel 64;

pairs of oppositely pointed wedges I 23 and I24 When this is accomplished the keys 39' are-acces and fte "the ooksihavegbeenatakenfromzthe etr bars or strips; J6 o f the neighboring; panels a adjacent to the-opening of course -,areretainedi 1' I 9, and t e bolt 84 ara-inserted c therei nd threaded into locking {plates or, stirrups;41-fon f jh s ip I The phanne 86- shown in, Fi 5 formed; the assemblyawith respectrto the specific; a 1 gi m r lys eversed 'e:=first-=operationj the. linte-lr-across prefer ablyfin'volves removal the tops ofthepanelsi Injeventthat'the blocks are heldgtogetherbymeans of- ;thebars- Mend I 5, I 1 7' the cover plates- "8 I- tithe mullion,shown'ih -Fig. I 4 may. be first removed .,.to give accessito 'the bolts]; -'I3', Whi01 1 can-be; removed: to releasethe bars? "I5;

eand G che. removed;tosreleaseithe bars'- ,I;4Q-1

panel ;key ;-'I;2rnaybefiremoved and.ithei frame V wo k; the:panellu n theen iifelsection of l hei tru ture m red ih r ioaliPer-ime As; h wn n F s sps li nlle 1 B21fofttheijamb m b bo in p n: to iangle brackets lue: and

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are disposed in overlapping relation against the surface of the bar andprovide. an adjustable bearing surface for the loop or stirrup' ll of an ed e member I6. Screws Iz linserted through the wedges or may be passed between vertically spaced pairs of wedges. Finish plates I26 are disposed with one edge in the groove Ma and having'the other edge concealed by a molding I21, which may be secured to wall I22 by screws 7 I28. The edges of glass blocks I29 are disposed in the channel betweenshoulders I9 of themember In the assembly of a wall from panels of glass blocks in accordance with the provisions of the present invention the frame structures of the panels may be assembled in position, the sill secseipybo tsaa to the cha nelilzgfchannelil l4gmay The bolts IQ3Qare -in erted in bracketilfil t0l-,sev curethetop of he a secured upon channel 64. '5017 may be hung in position."

be secured to chan'ne of thelintelr-beam and the latterisited into-position ontopl-of thewall;

liambandthe ihamrsl 5.711s a The door stop angles' 92 or other structures; such as window'gu'ides, e I may be secured in positionandfinally the door It will be evident thatthe panel removedgmay l be widerthan theopeningdesired for the'door; In the latter case the excess space may be filled by a narrow panel I25,.which is assembled and I secured in place in the same manneras'the f panels already described; In event that--it should become desirable toifill the dooropening; the door jamb-structure issimply removeclancl i replaced by a frame structure for the panel/' I as a, unit. The-mullion, 'jamb and other strucplace to fillthe opening a a The assembly of the panels in situ upon the job has been described. However, it is also contem plated that'it may bedesirable ito re'assemblei them in the'perimete'r bar frames at the factory or on the job, and then to move them into'place Subsequently the glass blocks can be 'laidin th tures'can then beapplied-to provide a,v complete it wall. j l The formsof the invention herein described and; 7' 1 illustrated are to be considered merely as illustrative. It will be apparent/tothose-skilled, in, Z the art that numerous modifications may be made 1 

